If you see something that catches your eye, make a note of the following and it shouldn’t be too difficult to locate it for pick-up/drop-off – size (is it a large beach basket with zig-zag trim? medium? small tote?) – design (stripes [wide or thin], spots[large/small]) –trim/lining colour. The large bags in particular are most…

Now that Josh and I no longer live in Madagascar, Distaff&Spindle has redirected the investment of profits to well organized non-profit organizations that focus their aid on the poorest of the poor. One of these is Growing the Nations Therapy Programmes. Anri-Louise is one of my dearest friends. She has done some pretty mind-blowingly amazing things in…

There are a few shops on the side of the road selling aluminum products – pots, utensils, decoration items and jewelry – in our area of town. Most of these things come from Ambatolampy, a town along the road to Antsirabe, south of the capital Antananarivo. Josh, visiting one such vendor, discovered that the attelier (workshop) could…

400+ Baskets are snuggled up safely in our new house in Winnipeg. We are so thankful that they arrived in the container, along with our personal effects from Madagascar, a few weeks ago! No mold or damage to the baskets that we’ve seen so far. Praise! We are scheduled to be at the Landmark Country…

Distaff&Spindle‘s last sale in 2015 made a lot more money than previous sales. Wow! This has a lot to do with a few important factors: the fact that we brought a lot more stuff in our bags (it’s very useful to have a baby every other year who increases our bag allowance by 2 ;-). Sadly, this…

I’m setting up shop one more time before departure in Lorette at their Christmas Craft Market which takes place: Saturday, December 5th starting at 10am until about 3 (i wont be there until three, i’m pretty sure, so come before then!) at the College Lorette Collegiate. Mostly I’m thrilled to get increased exposure for Distaff (and, more especially,…

The Distaff&Spindle 2015 stock is still on sale, out of my home at 142 2nd Street East. Please pass by to take a look at what we’ve got. It’s a great place to do some Christmas shopping, especially if you’re shopping for your wife!! 😉 Look for the ‘OPEN’ sign up in the window which…

Jewelry Table Distaff & Spindle hosted its 3rd bi-annual sale this last weekend. This year we hosted in a bigger venue with a larger audience and presentation. It was a lovely evening thanks mostly to all the help i received from a woman exceptionally skilled at staging stock and putting on a classy event! Basket…

This year’s sale is happening on October 3rd at the Heartland Community Church in Landmark, Manitoba Doors open at 6:00pm for refreshments and a short presentation of products and what the money is used for in Madagascar. 7:00(ish) to 9:00 the sale floor is open for purchasing. Please tell your friends. I do expect it will…

Mark your calendars, the 2015 Sale date has been set for October 3 in the evening.(not morning as it has previously been done). It will be held in the Heartland Community Church building in Landmark, Manitoba. It’s still early planning, but we hope to have a classy event prepared with refreshments and a short chat…

For Immediate Sale: Hand-sewn Smocked Dresses. See photos below. All measurements are in centimeters, written in the comments for each photo (click on picture to enlarge and enter slide show). I measured from the top of the shoulder to the bottom of the hem; width wise just under the arm holes. All the dresses are…

It’s been hectic this summer with speaking engagements and traveling, yet also blissful as we’ve done some relaxing at the lake. So glad to be staying around a bit longer to take in Manitoban autumn and winter and host more of a winter/Christmas themed sale this year. I’m leaning towards October 3 for the sale,…

We had Fanja’s girls over last week to help make ornaments for the sale. They were reportedly excited to come down and help out, but i couldnt tell myself. ha. They were so quiet! We made a whopping 175 ornaments in the 2 hours they were here. Almost done! My own boys were also keen…